President Underwood Grants a Pardon to All House of Cards Fans Taking Friday Off

Frank Underwood’s “pardon” cities Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution, granting the “full, free and absolute pardon unto any House of Cards fan for any important meetings missed during the period from March 4, 2016 to whenever they finish Season Four.” PLUS: Kevin Spacey compares Trump campaign to George Wallace’s 1968 campaign.

In a wide-ranging Washington Post profile, the 52-year-old Conan reflects on being late-night’s elder statesman — and feeling liberated by all the international trips he's taken over the past year. “At this stage of my life and career, I’m just obsessed with really having fun and having new experiences and maybe getting to be funny in a slightly different way,” he says. Conan adds: “I know it seems counterintuitive, but when I began in 1993, there were so few [hosts] that everything was a huge deal. . . . Now you feel like you’re able to focus more purely on: ‘What is it that I really want to do with this time? What’s important to me?’” PLUS: Marc Maron, Will Ferrell, John Krasinski talk about their pal Conan, and how a typical Conan show comes together.